Associate Prof Andrea Viecelli is an academic senior nephrologist based at the University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, with an honorary Associate Professorship at the University of Queensland. She completed her PhD in 2019 at the University of Queensland, focusing on strategies to improve vascular access outcomes in haemodialysis patients. As experienced clinical trialist, A/Prof Viecelli serves as an Executive Operations member and Chair of the Haemodialysis Working Group for the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN). Her expertise in designing and conducting patient-centred clinical trials is evident in her leadership of several major studies, including FAVOURED, SWIFT, GOAL, INCH-HD, IMPEDE-PKD, M-FIT and REDUCE-CKD. She also founded the AKTN Consumer Advisory Board, which promotes consumer co-design in clinical trials to enhance trial relevance, conduct and outcomes. As a Coordinating Committee member and Project Coordinator for the global Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology (SONG) initiative, A/Prof Viecelli leads clinical and qualitative research to establish core outcome measures based on the priorities of over 10,000 patients, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers from more than 70 countries, aiming to improve the relevance and reliability of kidney research.

With over $12 million AUD in research funding, including an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant, A/Prof Viecelli has received 13 prestigious awards, including the 2022 Society for Clinical Trials Sylvan Green Award. She has published over 170 peer-reviewed articles, with an h-index of 33 and more than 4,700 citations. As a dedicated mentor and supervisor, she has guided numerous students, trainees, research fellows, and six higher-degree research candidates through research and training. She also leads capacity-building initiatives as an International Society of Nephrology (ISN) Young Nephrologists Committee member and past chair of the capacity building subcommittee, supporting the career development of early-career nephrologists. A/Prof Viecelli served as an associate editor for Kidney International Report, Transplantation and PLOSOne journals and regularly peer-reviews for top-tier journals such as Kidney International, JASN, and AJKD. As Chair of the ISN Advancing Clinical Trials committee and a founding fellow of the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas Project, her work has significantly influenced global kidney health policy, shaping WHO and UN guidelines and contributing to the development of international standards, including KDIGO, KDOQI, and CARI, with a focus on promoting equitable kidney care and research.